Politicians cannot be saintly

A politician cannot be a saintly person. That is not possible. For politics
he has to do so many things. That is necessary. Just like Arjuna wanted to
be a nonviolent. Immediately it was condemned by Krsna, “What is this
nonsense? You are a military man. Nonviolent.” And similarly, politicians,
they require all this. Businessman must deal in black market. It is
inevitable. Otherwise he cannot improve. Because the world is bad, you, if
you become honest, then you cannot make pros…, cannot become prosperous.
Sate sartham samacaret.(?) Brahmana’s dealing must be very straight and
honest. They are not meant for politics or business. They are for
transcendental knowledge. Krsna conscious person should be all-inclusive. He
must be a politician, he must be a brahmana, he must be a ksatriya, he must
be a sudra — everything. All-inclusive. Because he is transcendental. In
otherwise he is neither a brahmana, neither a sudra, neither a… Yes. Naham
vipro na ca nara-patir na yatir va. Neither of these. In other side he is
everything. That is Krsna conscious. As Krsna is sometimes cowherd boy,
politician, sometimes dancing with, artist — He is everything, not
one-sided.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Room Conversation — November 13, 1976, Vrndavana